Once again the Daring Kitchen threw down the gauntlet and issued a challenge: to make a charlotte russe or royale. I accepted and threw in some bergamot extract! What’s bergamot? It’s the light spicy citrusy flavour that haunts Earl Grey tea. More about it later. […]
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Lamingtons – the greatest discovery ever! A gluten-free recipe! :)
She’d had serious doubts but unexpectedly fell in love at first bite. Swooning at the cloudlike gluten-free genoise sponge made with cornflour and flavoured with vanilla, merging as one with the chocolate icing and delightful dessicated coconut, she instantly realised why Australians and New Zealanders […]
Spelt focaccia – a challenge or a doddle with Hollywood’s help? :)
Is making spelt focaccia easy? You spend a few minutes making it, ten seconds kneading and an hour or two watching it rise! Really tricky? No signora! The Daring kitchen challenge introduced me to many variations on this Italian flatbread so why spelt flour focaccia? […]
Apple tarte tatin with Chinese five spices and tamarind! A healthy recipe!
Sometimes things just happen. Like running out of cinammon so you open a previously neglected jar of tamarind paste. And before you realise what’s happening it’s in your Apple Tarte Tatin!! Because you thought it would complement the Chinese five spices, the lemon and the […]
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